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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8002

9 July 2001
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/energy
Signs of readiness by France in liberalisation of gas and electricity markets dossier

Brussels, 09/07/2001 (Agence Europe) - France, while it remains reticent towards the Commission proposal to totally open the gas and electricity markets to competition in 2005, nevertheless shows readiness over certain points. This is what emerges from the visit that Loyola de Palacio, European Commission for Energy and Transport, made to Paris last Thursday where she met Christian Pierret, French Secretary of State for Energy. According to a Community source, the meeting allowed Mrs de...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
The new President of the European Council forms a series of convictions on Europe's future to be the:
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TOGO: EU exploratory mission in Togo, with view to elections in October - towards rekindling cooperation
(EU) EP/TUNISIA: Desir and Dupuis denounce European Union's indifference towards harassment of pro-democracy activists in Tunisia
(EU) EU/BURUNDI: EU examines how to increase assistance to Mediator Nelson Mandela
(EU) EU/UN:
(EU) EU/ASIA:
(EU) EP/HUMAN RIGHTS: Tanzania, Vietnam, South Africa and Belarus
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Reports on racism in four countries
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/CLIMATE CHANGE: In Japan, European troika receive confirmation of hope of Japanese authorities to find common ground with United States
(EU) ACP/EU: ACP civil society defines action plan on participation in implementing Cotonou Agreement - Development Council will discuss matter on 8 November
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: Food Committee awaits result of more detailed Spanish investigations before deciding on precautionary measures
(EU) EU/WTO:
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY/FRANCE:
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/STEEL: EU sets 12 July as date to find amicable agreement with United States over "18 cases" of steel
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: A WTO report said to partially side with EU against United States regarding the brand of Cuban rum "Havana Club"
(EU) EU/ROAD SAFETY: On Wednesday, Commission to examine a voluntary agreement with automobile industry to improve pedestrian protection
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Signs of readiness by France in liberalisation of gas and electricity markets dossier
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Conclusions of Madrid Forum call for rapid progress towards fully integrated gas market
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Fifth plenary meeting of "Satellite" plan
(EU) EU/BELGIAN PRESIDENCY: Debate on biotechnology reopens
(EU) EU/ECOFIN/STABILITY PACT: Economic and Financial Committee report
(EU) G7/FINANCE: Relative optimism despite slowdown in growth
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Details of agreement on energy labelling
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Informal in Liege gives green light to creation of social mediators body at European level and moves forward with care on sensitive ground of pensions - Preparation of Social Summit in December
(EU) EU/COMPETITION": Green light to joint venture Angelini/Phoenix
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/REFORM: negotiation body calls for "new reading" of main reform projects
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2002: Parliament requests that, in future, funding not needed for CAP be transferred to rural development policy
(EU) EP/BUDGET/REFORM: Parliament rejects rapporteur's request to fix minimum percentage of officials in executive agencies
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2001:
(EU) EP/FISHERIES:
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Parliament calls on Commission to present concrete aid measures for fruit and vegetables sector
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EP/DEVELOPMENT:
(EU) EP/EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES:
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: Parliament invites Member States to respect aims of fleet capacity reduction
(EU) EU/TAKEOVERS: Mitigated reactions following rejection of takeover directive by EP
(EU) EP/ECHELON: Minority opinion of Italian Radicals
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Alcatel allowed to take over Alcatel Space
(EU) EU/HOME AFFAIRS: European asylum and migration policies, combating the trafficking of human beings to be priorities of Belgian Presidency of EU
(EU) EU/ASYLUM: ECRE calls for emergency debate on status of refugee
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: N° 467
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 09/07/2001: